Monday, May 28, 2012
At Bevis Elementary, 94 percent of the third-graders met the proficiency standard.
Hillsborough County third-graders once again exceeded the state average in reading scores and posted the highest scores in a comparison among the state’s largest school district and the districts in the Tampa Bay area. The percentage of students statewide who scored at or above the proficiency level was 56, while 57 percent of Hillsborough County third-graders met the proficiency standard. Bevis Elementary School in FishHawk Ranch had the highest percentage of students meeting the proficience standard in the county. According to the Hillsborough County School District, 94 percent of the third-graders at Bevis met the proficiency standard and the school posted an 11 point increase over last year. Other schools with a high percentage of …
Friday, May 18, 2012
FishHawk Creek Elementary was among three elementary schools in Hillsborough County that scored a 4.1 on the test.
FishHawk Creek Elementary School was among three Hillsborough County elementary schools that excelled on Florida's FCAT writing test, school officials said Friday. Clark, Fishhawk Creek, and Pride elementary school fourth-graders scored 4.1. Martinez Middle School eighth-graders scored 4.1. And Plant High School 10th-graders scored 3.8, while King and Steinbrenner posted a 3.7. Hillsborough County fourth- and 10-graders posted the second highest scores in the state on Florida’s writing test, while the eighth-graders were tied for the third highest score statewide. When compared to “comparable and contiguous” school districts (the state’s largest school districts and those in the Tampa Bay area), Hillsborough County’s fourth- and eighth-…
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
The passing grade for Florida's standardized writing test has been lowered by an emergency rule, keeping the failure rate basically unchanged, TBO.com reports.
Was this the right call? What are your thoughts on the FCAT? Post your comment below. The passing grade for Florida's standardized writing test has been lowered thanks to an emergency rule instituted Tuesday, keeping the failure rate basically unchanged from a year ago, TBO.com reports. "The State Board of Education unanimously passed the rule today after preliminary results showed only about a third of students would pass this year," according to TBO's story. That would have been down from 80 percent or better on last year's writing portion of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT), TBO reports, a decrease that came after the test was made more difficult. The FCAT writing test is taken by 4th-, 8th- and 10th-graders. Read more …
Monday, April 23, 2012
Have your kids reported strange questions on this year’s FCATs?
A talking pineapple challenges a hare to a race. The hare wins. The pineapple gets eaten by a gaggle of forest creatures. Which character was the wisest? No, it’s not a joke or the plotline for a beloved children’s fable. Believe it or not, that’s an abbreviated version of a question that appeared on this year’s 8th-grade New York State Exam – a test similar to the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. So why should it matter to Tampa Bay area parents? That question was prepared by the same company that puts together the FCAT for our students, according to The Huffington Post. FCAT testing began in Florida on April 16 and continues this week. NCS Pearson has long been responsible for Florida’s standardized tests. It also prepares tests …
Mark L Grantham
10:27 pm on Thursday, May 24, 2012
As we say in the Quaker faith, "this f/Friend speaks my mind", meaning I cannot add anything that will add to it. Teachers were once respected and honored, sadly this is not the case anymore. For those that say teachers only work X amount of days, what about the summer classes they have to take to keep up their license. There are plenty of teachers that work a second job just ro make ends meet! … more ›